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37 sections with “Management and operating contract”

  • FAR 17.604 Identifying management and operating contracts.
    A management and operating contract is characterized both by its purpose (see 17.601) and by the special relationship it creates between Government and contractor. The following criteria can generally be applied in identifying management an…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    As prescribed in 242.7204, use the following clause: Material Management and Accounting System (Jan 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Acceptable material management and accounting system means a material management and accou…
  • FAR 17.605 Award, renewal, and extension.
    (a) Effective work performance under management and operating contracts usually involves high levels of expertise and continuity of operations and personnel. Because of program requirements and the unusual (sometimes unique) nature of the w…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ontract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract. Acquisition planning means the process by which the effo…
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …under OMB Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR part 200, appendix VIII (see 31.108) for construction management or construction, alteration or repair of buildings, bridges, roads, or other kinds of real property. It also includes architect-engineer co…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    … advice or technical assistance directly to the Government in support of the Government's management and oversight of a program or effort (rather than to directly furnish an end item or service to accomplish a program or effort), provided t…
  • FAR 17.602 Policy.
    …ty, may determine in writing to authorize contracting officers to enter into or renew any management and operating contract in accordance with the agency's statutory authority, or 41 U.S.C. chapter 33, and the agency's regulations governing…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …led veteran-owned small business, or a women-owned small business in the System for Award Management (SAM) if— (A) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and socioeconomic status represe…
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    …) basis, as negotiated in the comprehensive subcontracting plan with the Defense Contract Management Agency. (ii) This report encompasses all subcontracting under prime contracts and subcontracts with the Department of Defense, regardless …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … advice or technical assistance directly to the Government in support of the Government's management and oversight of a program or effort, rather than to directly furnish an end item or service to accomplish a program or effort, provided th…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    … advice or technical assistance directly to the Government in support of the Government's management and oversight of a program or effort (rather than to directly furnish an end item or service to accomplish a program or effort), provided t…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …ficient operations, the System must shift its focus from “risk avoidance” to one of “risk management.” The cost to the taxpayer of attempting to eliminate all risk is prohibitive. The Executive Branch will accept and manage the risk associa…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …existing work force, methods, materials, equipment, real property, operating systems, and management. These reviews are accomplished by a multi-functional team of Government contracting, contract administration, pricing, audit, and engineer…
  • FAR 17.603 Limitations.
    (a) Management and operating contracts shall not be authorized for— (1) Functions involving the direction, supervision, or control of Government personnel, except for supervision incidental to training; (2) Functions involving the exercis…
  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    …contractor can demonstrate that unusual circumstances exist such that even with efficient management, operating the services on a break-even basis would require charging inordinately high prices, or prices or rates higher than those charged…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …truction 3710.1 (Series), Coast Guard Instruction M13020.3 (Series), and Defense Contract Management Agency Instruction 8210-1 (Series) in effect on the date of contract award. Compliance with the combined regulation/instruction is required…
  • DFARS 252.228-7007 Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability.
    …truction 3710.1 (Series), Coast Guard Instruction M13020.3 (Series), and Defense Contract Management Agency Instruction 8210-1 (Series)) in effect on the date of contract award. (c) Contractor liability for operations for contract performa…
  • FAR 17.600 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for management and operating contracts for the Department of Energy and any other agency having requisite statutory authority.
  • FAR 17.601 Definition.
    Management and operating contract means an agreement under which the Government contracts for the operation, maintenance, or support, on its behalf, of a Government-owned or -controlled research, development, special production, or testing …
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …licy for, and provides guidance to, the segments in their operations. It usually performs management, supervisory, or administrative functions, and may also perform service functions in support of the operations of the various segments. An …
  • FAR 42.703-2 Certificate of indirect costs.
    …The Department of Energy may provide an alternate clause in its agency supplement for its Management and Operating contracts.
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …used in this clause— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the authority to formally assume r…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …dental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information. Form, fit, and function data means data relating to items, components, or processes that are sufficient to enable physical an…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …idental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing or management information. Form, fit, and function data means data relating to items, components, or processes that are sufficient to enable physical an…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ploy any person at a rate of compensation over $___ a year; (9) Change substantially the management, ownership, or control of the corporation; (10) Merge or consolidate with any other firm or corporation, change the type of business, or e…
  • DFARS 239.7601 Definitions.
    …sed in this subpart— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the authority to formally assume r…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    …d on the DD Form 254 are not required to be separately registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) solely for the purposes of a DD Form 254 (see subpart 4.11 for information on registering in SAM). (e) Part 27, Patents, Data, and C…
  • FAR 4.602 General.
    …e acquisition; and (4) A means of measuring and assessing the effect of other policy and management initiatives (e.g., performance based acquisitions and competition). (b) FPDS does not provide reports for certain acquisition information …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …with the information technology security requirements in the Federal Information Security Management Act (44 U.S.C. 3544), OMB's implementing policies including Appendix III of OMB Circular A-130, and guidance and standards from the Departm…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    … of the items. (3) The contracting officer may use audit assistance, technical services, management reports, and other sources of pertinent data to evaluate progress payment requests. If the contracting officer concludes that the contracto…
  • FAR 36.601-4 Implementation.
    …surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparat…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …sed when the supplier refuses to execute a written contract.) (c) Specific operating and management details, such as procedures for internal agency contract assistance and review, delegations of authority, and approval thresholds, may be p…
  • FAR 52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities.
    … by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) and published in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov (section 1822 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 n…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …ugh (8) below. If the proposed change is affected by contractually required configuration management or similar procedures, the instructions in those procedures relating to format, identification, and priority assignment shall govern VECP p…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …ugh (7) below. If the proposed change is affected by contractually required configuration management or similar procedures, the instructions in those procedures relating to format, identification, and priority assignment shall govern VECP p…
  • DFARS 201.404 Class deviations.
    …, and Air Force, and the Directors of the Defense Commissary Agency, the Defense Contract Management Agency, and the Defense Logistics Agency, may approve any class deviation, other than those described in 201.402(1), that does not— (A) Ha…
  • DFARS 242.002 Interagency agreements.
    …ion services to the DoD Central Control Point (CCP) at the Headquarters, Defense Contract Management Agency, International and Federal Business Team. Contract administration offices provide services only upon request from the CCP. The CCP s…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.